DS Advocate

This post was from 2010, August 17th ~ Worth a Reposting here Today! *Five Years Later....has anything changed for the better? DS Advocate...

http://www.sunshinestatenews.com/story/senate-gives-floridians-unique-abilities-big-boost?utm_source=June+20%2C+2015&utm_medium=email...

Where are the best High Schools for students with Down syndrome Included nicely? What kind of High School is everyone happy with? Public or ...

This is the BEST IDEA I've heard to date coming out of Florida about the COMMON CORE!!  Share this far and wide ~ you the TAXPAYERS!!! P...

WASTING MONEY IS WHAT I SEE.  Public Tax Dollars should absolutely be used for a Free Appropriate Education aka FAPE! If that means at a P...

Beautiful & REAL INCLUSION going on in this Classroom!!! Mariah would say, "See...Easy!!"

This seems to be just how they like to do things in Broward. Especially if you are a GOOD TEACHER!  Doesn't seem to a nice place to wor...

*Click on Photo above to enlarge photo. SB 850 2014 ~ Florida STANDARD DIPLOMA for Students with Disabilities!!!!!!!!  Now maybe...

Watching Juliet Hibbs YouTube.com Channel called: Hibbs4Change   https://www.youtube.com/user/HibbsforChange AMAZING Pubic Comments Julie...

Personal Learning Scholarship Accounts ~The money is going to go to Parents who have REJECTED FAPE???  Are you kidding me?  What most Pa...

FL Gov. Rick Scott signs school choice expansion bill   Good move Florida Gov. Rick Scott!! Because of signing into law SB 850, more famil...

Brilliant anti-Common Core Speech by Dr. Duke Pesta NGA ICCR What would qualify Governers to rewrite education?

The part of this Sun Sentinel News story that wasn't included is the fact that Broward Public Schools is NOT doing their part with TAXPA...

Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP)

Broward could make history with ‘charter conversion’ - Schools - MiamiHerald.com

Inspire Inclusion Video #2: Legal Aspects of Inclusive Education Dr. Julie Causton  http://www.inspireinclusion.com/video-2-legal-aspect...

Special Education is Not a Place U.S. Department of Education sent this bulletin at 05/21/2014 11:21 AM EDT Special Education is Not a Pl...

Who wants to sit in on a Live DUE PROCESS HEARING to LEARN the "PROCESS" of a Due Process? A Due Process with a ALJ / Administrati...

Appendix C Florida Department of Education  Parental Consent Form/Prior Written Notice  Instruction in the State Standards Access Points ...

CS/SB 5103   This B ill takes effect July 1st, 2014 Students with Disabilities; Establishes Florida Personal Learning Account Program to ...

BENSON HaPpY!!!  Priceless!!!!!! Awe Mommie!!!! I am so HaPpY for Benson and You!!! This is what has been needed for so long for Benson......

A Father's Sacrifice Focus on the Family  Published on Mar 19, 2014 Thomas S. Vander Woude gave his life for his youngest son, Josep...

Close to the end of another the school year is in the air! This is when I hear about a few Due Process & State Complaints being filed du...

OCR~Office of Civil Rights  Assistant Secretary ~ Catherine Ihamon http://www.ed.gov/blog/2014/02/getting-to-know-assistant-secretary-fo...

Harsh Discipline More Common For Students With Disabilities By MICHELLE DIAMENT March 21, 2014 http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2014/...

April 7th, 2014.  I received 2 calls since 3PM today, it's now about 5:30PM. Both calls were from two different mom's telling me t...

Video: Kids with severe disabilities taking mandatory standardized test BY VALERIE STRAUSS March 12 at 3:29 pm http://www.washingtonpost...

Our Children Are Not All The Same Special Education is not part of Common Core.

Sensory Processing Disorder ~ The Chronicles of Ellie Bellie Bear So What Exactly Is SPD?  If you happen to be like me, Sensory Process...

BACKGROUND CHECKS & PROPER TRAINING EVERY YEAR for ALL PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEES! ~ MANDATED! By Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel 7:09 p...

Sources: School Board Member Being Probed BY BUDDY NEVINS http://www.browardbeat.com/sources-school-board-member-being-probed/

Public Schools Delay or Deny Special Education Services for Most Vulnerable Students NBC NEWS Investigative Report http://www.nbcbayarea...

I went to the  National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY)  website this morning and was surprised to see that NIC...

Take the Florida PT & OT Survey!  PT & OT ~ ESE Services in Florida Public Schools https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/3DW85N7   Clic...